Mike (NY): Do you think Colby Rasmus will be an allstar and do you think Gomez, Martinez, and Tabata are all hype and will not meet expectations.

<!–David Laurila: Ah yes, Colby Rasmus. One of the guys I wanted to interview this year but his team (apparently) didn\’t have a media relations person with access to email.

I mean, sure, he has start written all over him. Having never seen him play, I can only go by what I hear, but everyone seems to be on board.

As for the other guys, I really couldn\’t guess. There\’s a tendency to overhype young toolsy guys before they\’ve really done anything, and likewise to bury them when they don\’t produce big right away (Jason Place is another). But patience is a virtue, and time will tell. Are those cliches?